Richard Reeve

Chief Executive

Richard Reeve is the Chief Executive of Oxford Research Group and also directs its Sustainable Security Programme and Strategic Peacebuilding Programme. He is responsible for the strategic direction of ORG and its organisational sustainability, development and growth, as well as the delivery of its peacebuilding projects and research on security and development. He joined ORG in 2013 and became its Chief Executive in June 2018.

Richard has twenty years of experience in peace, conflict and security research. He has conducted research in over 30 countries in Africa, Europe and Asia, with a long-term focus on West Africa and the Sahel-Sahara. He also has expertise in British foreign and defence policy, including relations with the United States, NATO, the EU and UN.

Prior to joining ORG, Richard was Head of Research at International Alert, a Research Fellow and project manager at King’s College London, a Fellow of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, and an editor with Jane’s Information Group. He has also worked on conflict prevention projects with several intergovernmental organisations, including the African Union, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the Arab League.

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As special forces are increasingly used in actions overseas, and face growing questions about accountability and resources, it is time for the UK government to abandon its outdated attitude and allow for the democratic oversight of special forces in Parliament.

Oxford Research Group’s Remote Warfare Programme submitted evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s (PACAC) inquiry recently, looking at the British Parliament’s role in authorising the use of military force.

ORG is looking for an expert on climate change and security issues to lead on implementation of a new project on integrating climate change analysis into UK national security planning processes. Expressions of interest are sought by 14 March

Oxford Research Group (ORG) is an independent organisation that has been influential for over 35 years in pioneering new, more strategic approaches to security and peacebuilding. Based in London since 2006, ORG continues to pursue cutting edge research and advocacy in the United Kingdom and abroad while managing innovative peacebuilding projects in several Middle Eastern countries.

The Higaonon, an indigenous tribe in Northern Mindanao in the southern Philippines, have preserved an ancient system of conflict resolution which has enabled them to be a truly peaceful community. However, there is a need to ensure that this knowledge is not lost in the future.

Several diplomatic efforts have been made both domestically and internationally to enhance peaceful unity since the start of the Cyprus Problem. Despite the shortcomings of past efforts, it is still desirable not only to resolve the issue, but also to do so in a timely manner.

Over the past two decades, the United Nations Security Council has responded more strongly to some humanitarian crises than to others. This variation in Security Council action raises the important question of what factors motivate United Nations intervention.